What kind of home is 5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT?

5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT?

5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT last sold for £220,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £56,000 in November 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT changed over time?

Across 5 sales between November 2000 and October 2022, 5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT rose from £56,000 to £220,000, a change of £164,000. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in April 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT?

5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (689 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in EX39 1AT. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT use?

The latest EPC at 5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT?

5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT in?

5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT sits in Northam, Bideford, Bideford. It falls within the EX39 postcode district in Devon.

How safe is the area around 5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT?

Police records around 5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 81% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT?

The closest primary school to 5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT is St Margaret's Church of England Junior School (487m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bideford College (2.5km).

What transport links are near 5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT?

The closest bus stop to 5 Castle Street, EX39 1AT is Library, 70m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Castle Street, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AT

5 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

64 m²

689 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Castle Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Castle Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sold October 2022 for £220,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 77.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2025

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Castle Street, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Castle Street has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.

Current estimate

£222,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£220,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

6 October 2022Most recent
£220,000
+38.4%over 6 years
6 July 2016
£159,000
+98.8%over 5 years
29 September 2010
£80,000
+23.1%over 9 years
23 September 2001
£65,000
+16.1%over 11 months
7 November 2000
£56,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1AT: £218,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in EX39 1AT

On the street

Versus other Castle Street homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 5 Castle Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,438

Street avg £2,312

Strongly above

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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£137k

1 Bude Street, Appledore

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£263k

1 Aysha House, Golf Links Road, Westward Ho

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bideford district page.

Full Bideford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Library — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Margaret's Church of England Junior School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX39 1AT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for EX39 1AT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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